That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
小題1:根據(jù)短文第二三段描述，可知這位新老師的工作很有創(chuàng)造性，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知選B，這個(gè)所謂的最蠢的學(xué)生其實(shí)比其它學(xué)生知道的多。
小題3:根據(jù)Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知選B。
小題4:聯(lián)系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知選C。
小題5:The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.
A．creativityB．imaginationC．responsibilityD．curiosity
小題6:The passage implies that the stupidest child____________________________.
A．was in great need of math teacher’s help after class
B．knew much more about math than other classmates
C．had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it
D．disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons
小題7:According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to ______________.
A．learn about where he livedB．find out if he felt upset
C．say something to comfort himD．make friends with him
小題8: What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?
A．To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.
B．To think up the most original ways to explain.
C．To use all kinds of stuff.
D．To follow him home after school.

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)短文第二三段描述，可知這位新老師的工作很有創(chuàng)造性，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知選B，這個(gè)所謂的最蠢的學(xué)生其實(shí)比其它學(xué)生知道的多。
小題1:根據(jù)Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知選B。
小題1:聯(lián)系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知選C。
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